SOLUTION: Find the first, fourth, and eighth terms of the sequence: A(n)=-2*2^2-1 possible answers: -8; -64;-1,024 -2; -16;-256 1;-64;-16,384 -4;-32;-512

Question 1087322: Find the first, fourth, and eighth terms of the sequence:
A(n)=-2*2^2-1
possible answers:
-8; -64;-1,024
-2; -16;-256
1;-64;-16,384
-4;-32;-512
Answer by MathLover1(20850) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

I believe you made mistake writing , should be
so,

Find:
to find the first term, plug in for

fourth,

and eighth term,

and, your answer is: ; ;

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